Justice League Unlimited quotes

Someone took over our fusion cannon by remote control. There are maybe three people on Earth smart enough to pull that off. Two of them were already on the Watchtower. And that leaves...

Amanda Waller

Luthor. That's where you're trying to lead me, right?

You're too smart to trust him.

Amanda Waller

Who says I do? He provides off-the-books funding for Cadmus. As far as I'm concerned, that's all he's good for.

Then you must know he's got his own agenda.

Amanda Waller

He wants to be President. That's agenda enough for anybody.

Almost anybody.

Amanda Waller

[About Luthor] He played me. I knew he was a snake and I still let him bite me.

Lex Luthor

Now you're perfect! A perfect, super-powerful, immortal body. A suitable place for me to spend the rest of eternity. Ironic. Years of plotting, hundreds of millions spent on Cadmus R&D projects, and none of it bore fruit. No, it's a lowly employee of LexCorp, Doctor Ivo, creator of Amazo, who we have to thank for my impending godhood.

That was the last piece I needed.

Lex Luthor

Got it all figured out, have you?

When you and Atom worked together to stop the first Amazo, he showed you the blueprints, and I suspect you have a photographic memory.

Lex Luthor

I'm too modest to boast.

The real purpose of Cadmus was to give you superpowers.

Lex Luthor

And to ruin Superman's reputation. Imagine how sweet it will be when I save the world from the menace of the Justice League! Now when I kill Superman, they'll build statues in my honor!

Maybe next time.

Lex Luthor

That... was uncalled for.

Amanda Waller

Hey, Lex! That android is Cadmus property. You're going to have to find somewhere else to keep your brain! [destroys the Amazo body] A nano-disassembler beam. Your design, I believe.

Lex Luthor

Arrogant cow! It'll take weeks to build myself another android body!

Amanda Waller

You ain't got weeks, baldy. You're under arrest for trying to use the Justice League's space-gun to murder everyone at Cadmus.

Lex Luthor

Did you really think you could take me down all by yourself?

Amanda Waller

Actually, yeah. But on the off chance I might've been wrong...

Tada!

Superman

It's over, Lex.

Lex Luthor

Not until I-

I hoped to remain hidden, until I could install myself into the android. But you forced my hand.

Superman

Brainiac!

Ta-da.

Superman

It's over, Lex.

Lex Luthor

Not until I--

Lex Luthor

I'd hoped to remain hidden--

Until I could install myself into the android.

But you forced my hand.

Superman

Brainiac.

Dude. That is messed up!

Lex Luthor

I don't understand what's happening!

You are under my control. I have lain dormant within you for years, Lex Luthor, subtly influencing your actions until we arrived at this point. Do you not recall my kidnapping you in this very building?

Lex Luthor

Yes... You forced me to build you a new body.

Kal-El destroyed that body, foiling my plans. In any event, I always have a backup plan. Consider: how could you have survived that point-blank blast from me, unless--

Lex Luthor

Unless... it wasn't intended to kill me?

The beam carried a nanotech payload that inserted a microscopic, holistic copy of my program inside your body. Since then, I have steadily grown in strength, protecting this body until I could arrange my transfer into a more suitable one.

Lex Luthor

You cured my cancer; gave me super-strength!

Your animal-protein shell was insufficient for my needs. Improvements were required.

Hate to interrupt this special live performance of The Thing With Two Heads, but it's time to go to jail now.

Amanda Waller

What he said. [shoots Brainiac/Luthor several times] We'll take it back to Cadmus and see if the tech boys can't pull Luthor out of what's left of that hunk of-- [Brainiac/Luthor suddenly stands, instantly repairing] I'll be dipped!

Be gone.

You are defeated. Any unique information that dwells within you will be digitized. Your physical forms will be deleted. Such is the ultimate fate of this world, but for you, the end comes now.

I am so willing to wait my turn-- [a tentacle hits him last]

No! [phases himself free and rips the tentacles out of Brainiac]

No! I was not yet prepared for this battle. [uses the LexCorp tower to form a massive Skullship] Now I am prepared.

Shayera

Hi-ya!

That was too easy.

Shayera

Easy? Then I guess I must have gone to the wrong fight.

Superman

No, he's right. Brainiac isn't here. He suckered us.

Working late?

Hey, Smallville. Finishing up my Justice League story. How many "L"s in "ambivalent"?

One - is that your take on all this, Lois?

I've been as tough on the Justice League as anyone - especially on Superman. But that's just because he's always set such a high standard. I'm gonna cut him a break - he's only human... you know what I mean.

[smiles] Yeah - I do.

Amanda Waller

Look at all this. A pill for blood pressure, a pill for my diabetes, a pill to replace my pituitary function. I don't even know what this one's for... oh, yeah, Alzheimer's.

Amanda Waller

It's been many a year since I had a handsome gentleman caller. Why is it that superheroes are always... so good-looking?

Amanda Waller

The Justice League found themselves cleaning up one of my old messes. The second group of villains to call themselves the Royal Flush Gang. Or the third—who can keep it all straight?

I'll do it, Shayera. I'm the only one of us Ace knows. She might let me get close enough to use it.

Amanda Waller

Do you understand what you're agreeing to? The only way to stop Ace for certain... is to kill her.

Bruce Wayne

You're in my chair.

Yeah, guess I am. [gets up]

Bruce Wayne

Where the devil have you been? [sits down]

I had some stuff to take care of.

Bruce Wayne

Enigma's overrated - especially at 3 A.M. You could've called. I made you some soup, but it's cold.

Sorry - didn't mean to worry you.

Bruce Wayne

[trying to open his medication bottle] I was worried about Gotham. If Batman's not around--

[opens bottle for Bruce and holds out the pills] I've got it covered. Always.

Bruce Wayne

[looks at Terry for a moment and takes the pills] Kent called. Nothing apocalyptic, he just wants your opinion on a case he's working. Said you could meet him at the Metro Tower.

Right. Better suit up. [heads for Batcave entrance]

Bruce Wayne

You should eat something first. Keep up your strength.

When I get back.

Bruce Wayne

You're a stubborn piece of work, you know that?

[smiling] Just like my old man.

Did you see that?

Lex Luthor

What? I know. I'm going as fast as I can.

Luthor! Don't make any sudden moves. It's over. Hold fire! Hold Fire!

Here we are, Mr. Luthor. Your benefactor is looking forward to meeting you.

Lex Luthor

Does the mystery man have a name?

Gorilla Grodd

No need to be insulting, Lex - I'm far superior to any man.

Lex Luthor

Grodd! I appreciate the help, but gratitude only goes so far. I'm not interested in working with you or anyone else.

Gorilla Grodd

I think you'll change your mind once you've seen what I have to offer.

Shayera Hol

Why would you even try to move a prisoner that dangerous without calling us?

Maybe because we thought we could do our jobs without help from the mighty Justice League.

Shayera Hol

And yet... here we are.

Superman

Okay, Shayera, what's done is done. Let's see if we can pick up his trail. Aztek?

The wall's submolecular integrity has been compromised.

Shayera Hol

Leptons showing residual weak-force interactions?

Yeah. How did you know?

Superman

It's a common energy signature of matter-phasing technology. I assume it doesn't leave a trail?

Shayera Hol

No such luck. Maybe Aztek could...

You guys want some coffee? Apparently I got nothing better to do here.

Superman

Sorry, we got caught up in the work.

Special Agent King Faraday. I'm the liaison between the Attorney General's office and the Justice League.

Uh, good to meet you. I'm...

Aztek. I've been well briefed on all of you. Security on Luthor's transfer was lax because it didn't seem necessary. We haven't had a peep outta him since he was arrested for that Brainiac business last summer.

He's a broken man. Just sits in his cell talking to himself.

Shayera Hol

When he's not stealing police vans you mean?

That came out of nowhere. We had no reason to think he was an active threat.

Do what you can. Put out an APB, stake out airports, train and bus stations.

Already done, for what it's worth.

If he's sighted, don't approach him. Call in the League.